State Senate

Friday, January 12, 2024 – 3rd Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 9 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

• SCR 8: US Army Corporal Clemon Knapp Memorial Bridge

THIRD READING

• Eng. SB 142: Clarifying deadline to file annual report for companies authorized to do business in WV
• Eng. SB 143: Creating WV Guardian Program
• Eng. SB 144: Requiring each county board to ensure that its meetings are open to public through in-person attendance and broadcast live on its website
• Eng. SB 146: Creating adult education taskforce
• Eng. SB 147: Adding definition of “ammunition” for purposes of obtaining state license to carry concealed deadly weapon
• Eng. SB 148: Establishing auto-renewal program for wildlife licenses
• Eng. SB 149: Relating to municipalities required to be represented on county authority boards
• Eng. SB 150: Clarifying when magistrate vacancies shall be filled
• Eng. SB 151: Clarifying terms and offense of human smuggling
• Eng. SB 153: Making adoption records accessible for medical purposes
• Eng. SB 154: Increasing penalties for drug possession and updating list of offenses
• Eng. SB 155: Creating Violent Crime Prevention Act
• Eng. SB 156: Requiring certain documents that contain wage records be considered confidential
• Eng. SB 157: Requiring one-year residency within district or county to fill vacancy in Legislature
• Eng. SB 158: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer
• Eng. SB 159: Prohibiting persons convicted of certain crimes against minors from holding positions on boards of education
• Eng. SB 160: Updating language and increasing penalties for indecent exposure
• Eng. SB 161: Creating emeritus physician license
• Eng. SB 162: Establishing Summer Feeding for All Program
• Eng. SB 163: Establishing aggravated felony offense of reckless driving resulting in death
• Eng. SB 164: Relating generally trespassing
• Eng. SB 165: Creating pilot program for recovery residences in Cabell County
• Eng. SB 166: Updating contested elections procedures
• Eng. SB 168: Granting municipal fire marshal authority to assist law-enforcement officer
• Eng. SB 169: Allowing physician assistants to own practice
• Eng. SB 170: Relating to compensable diseases of certain firefighters covered by workers' compensation
• Eng. SB 171: Prohibiting county commissions from adopting authorization that exceeds state law regarding agriculture operations
• Eng. SB 172: Revising requirements of local school improvement councils
• Eng. SB 173: Modifying certain guidelines for motor vehicle dealers, distributors, wholesalers, and manufacturers
• Eng. SB 175: Updating offenses of extortion and attempted extortion
• Eng. SB 176: Relating to permissible expenditures by Water Development Authority from Infrastructure Fund
• Eng. SB 177: Protecting consumers against automatic renewals without consent
• Eng. SB 178: Relating to dental health care service plans
• Eng. SB 179: Requiring sheriff to serve child abuse and neglect petitions

SECOND READING

There are no bills on Second Reading for Friday, January 12, 2024.

FIRST READING

• Com. Sub. for SB 2: DEP rule relating to alternative emission limitations during startup and shutdown operations

Scheduled Committee Meetings

There are no scheduled committee meetings for Friday, January 12, 2024.

** Committee times and agendas are subject to change **

Senate Bills to be Introduced Friday, January 12, 2024

• SB 301: Clarifying that tenancy includes persons who reside in sober living home (Woelfel; Judiciary)
• SB 302: Authorizing child sexual abuse and sexual violence prevention program and in-service training in child sexual abuse prevention (Woelfel; Education)
• SB 303: Amending penalty of simple possession of marijuana from misdemeanor crime to civil violation (Woelfel; Judiciary)
• SB 304: Amend and reenact codes concerning distribution of certain taxes and surcharges to benefit volunteer fire departments and EMS providers (Phillips; Government Organization then Finance)
• SB 305: Requiring purchases of certain commodities and services from state use program partners (FN) (Hamilton; Government Organization then Finance)
• SB 306: Equipment Right to Repair Act (Hamilton; Agriculture and Natural Resources)
• SB 307: Penalty for murder in first degree (FN) (Phillips; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 308: Relating to eliminating limitations period for civil action based on personal action of childhood sexual assault or abuse (Woelfel; Judiciary)
• SB 309: Relating to authorizing a child or childcare tax credit (Woelfel; Finance)
• SB 310: Relating to exempting acquisition and utilization of mobile facility which performs mammography or low density computerized tomography (IB) (Deeds, Grady; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 311: Relating to coverage for non-stress fetal tests (Rucker; Banking and Insurance then Finance)
• SB 312: Require Child Protective Services to interview mandatory reporters who submit abuse or neglect referrals (Swope, Phillips; Judiciary)
• SB 313: Require doula services to be covered and reimbursed by Medicaid and WV Public Employees Insurance Act (Chapman; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 314: Requiring shelter for animals exposed to cold weather (Chapman; Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary)
• SB 315: Exempting ad valorem property tax on property used for divine worship, educational, and charitable purposes (FN) (Rucker; Finance)
• SB 316: Limitation on value of prize or gifts awarded by brewer or distributor (Tarr; Judiciary)
• SB 317: Transferring child welfare enforcement responsibilities to WV State Police (FN) (Smith; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 318: Modify process of when parental rights are terminated (Trump, Weld, Woelfel; Judiciary)
• SB 319: Require pharmacies dispense prescriptions to senior citizens at the lowest price in the nation (Chapman; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
• SB 320: Remove requirement for wineries to serve food when serving wine (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 321: Limitations upon municipalities’ power to restrict purchase and storage of weapons and ammunition (Trump; Government Organization)
• SB 322: Relating to definition of sexual assault (Tarr; Judiciary)
• SB 323: Create tax credit related to childcare expenses (Woelfel; Finance)
• SB 324: Reorganizing School Building Authority to School Maintenance Authority (Taylor; Education)
• SB 325: Relating to the distribution of drugs to safety net providers and contract pharmacies (Takubo; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
• SB 326: Creating WV Black Lung Program (FN) (Caputo; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 327: Relating to providing funding for the Hope Scholarship Program and the parameters thereof (Woelfel; Finance)
• SB 328: Providing voters with ability to identify and verify their ballot cast (FN) (Boley; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 329: Extending foster care managed care contract (IB) (Deeds, Grady, Plymale, Takubo, Woodrum; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 330: Create and fund a psychiatric residency program (IB) (Deeds, Grady, Takubo; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 331: Eliminating cap on the maximum amount of money in county's financial stabilization fund (Clements; Government Organization)
• SB 332: Relating to roadable aircraft on WV highways (Clements; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
• SB 333: Dissolving PEIA and converting to employer-owned mutual insurance company (Taylor; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 334: Enabling WVSU and Bluefield State University to offer associate degrees (Grady; Education then Finance)
• SB 335: Modifying witness fee and mileage rate paid by state to match federal court system (Grady; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 336: Return to WV Tax Credit Act (Clements; Finance)
• SB 337: Providing for additional recruitment and retention opportunities of Natural Resources Police Officers (Stover; Pensions then Finance)
• SB 338: Permitting Legislature to file suit in limited circumstances against Executive branch to faithfully execute laws passed (Tarr; Judiciary)
• SB 339: Increasing penalties for operating house of prostitution (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 340: Preventing public water and sewer utilities from prohibiting customer from constructing, installing, or maintaining connection to public utility (Martin; Judiciary)
• SB 341: Providing bonuses to school personnel for unused personal days (Grady; Education then Finance)
• SB 342: Improving patient safety in medical cannabis program (FN) (Takubo; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 343: Medical examination transportation services for students who seek support after experiencing sexual violence (Woelfel; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 344: Relating to registration as service worker for the Bureau for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Resources (Woelfel; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 345: Create homeless education coordinator in counties designated by the state board as an urban county (Woelfel; Education)
• SB 346: Including state correctional officers in DNR Police Officer Retirement System (Nelson; Pensions then Finance)
• SB 347: Exempting Social Security from personal income tax (Nelson; Finance)
• SB 348: Update definition of electioneering communication to be consistent with Federal Election Commission (Nelson; Government Organization)
• SB 349: Providing for election reforms (Stuart; Judiciary)
• SB 350: Prohibiting discriminatory practices by financial institution or government entity against firearms manufacturers (Martin; Judiciary)
• SB 351: Expand the definition of small arms for purposes of taxation (FN) (Tarr; Finance)
• SB 352: Modifying Unborn Child Protection Act (Rucker, Azinger, Boley, Chapman, Deeds, Grady, Martin, Maynard, Phillips, Smith, Stover, Stuart, Tarr, Taylor, Woodrum; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 353: Allocation of custodial responsibility and decision making responsibility of children (Swope, Phillips; Judiciary)
• SB 354: Relating to the West Virginia Advanced Energy and Economic Corridor Authority (Plymale, Jeffries, Maynard, Swope, Woelfel; Economic Development)
• SB 355: Relating to spousal privilege (Trump, Weld, Woelfel; Judiciary)
• SB 356: Relating generally to voter ballot identification and verification (Boley, Azinger, Barrett, Chapman, Clements, Deeds, Hamilton, Hunt, Jeffries, Maynard, Nelson, Phillips, Queen, Rucker, Smith, Stover, Stuart, Swope; Judiciary)
• SB 357: Permitting dental hygienist to perform tobacco cessation education (Takubo; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 358: Creating Natural Resources Anti-Commandeering Act (Martin; Judiciary)
• SB 359: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (Martin; Judiciary)
• SB 360: Creating Substance Abuse Intervention Act (Stuart; Judiciary)
• SB 361: Promise for Promise Act (FN) (Stuart; Education then Finance)
• SB 362: Increasing availability of prescription nonopioid medications (Stuart; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 363: Create mobile training team (Taylor; Education then Judiciary)
• SB 364: Prohibiting counties from double-taxing rental properties (Chapman; Government Organization)
• SB 365: Providing waiver of fees for emergency responders disabled in line of duty for hunting, trapping, and fishing licenses (FN) (Weld; Agriculture and Natural Resources then Finance)
• SB 366: Requiring DHHR file petition to terminate parental rights under certain circumstances (FN) (Smith; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 367: Anti-Racism Act of 2024 (FN) (Tarr; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 368: Establishing rebate for registration fees for hybrid vehicles (FN) (Woodrum; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
• SB 369: Relating to brewer and resident brewer licenses (FN) (Woodrum; Judiciary)
• SB 370: Update Public Employees Grievance Board procedure to reflect that Level 3 decisions be appealed to Intermediate Court of Appeals (Woodrum; Judiciary)
• SB 371: Exempting capital gains from personal and corporate taxation (FN) (Nelson; Finance)
• SB 372: Create Health Care Sharing Ministries Freedom to Share Act (Nelson; Finance)
• SB 373: Providing tax credit to corporations for existing employer-provided child care facilities (FN) (Takubo; Finance)
• SB 374: Increasing dental coverage limit for Medicaid enrollees (FN) (Takubo; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 375: Health Care Sharing Ministries Freedom to Share Act (Azinger; Banking and Insurance then Finance)’
• SB 376: Requiring law-enforcement agencies and Child Protective Services report certain allegations to county school personnel (Azinger; Education then Judiciary)
• SB 377: Exempting physicians from specified traffic laws when responding to emergencies (Takubo; Transportation and Infrastructure)
• SB 378: Prohibiting smoking in vehicle when minor 16 or under is present (Takubo; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 379: Relating to Sexual Assault Examination Network (Karnes; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 380: Relating to mandatory state inspections of motor vehicles (Karnes; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
• SB 381: Authorizing WV Secondary School Activities Commission to promulgate legislative rules (Taylor; Education)
• SB 382: Motion Picture Open Captioning Act (Caputo; Economic Development then Judiciary)
• SB 383: Increasing required insurance coverage for autism spectrum disorders (Caputo; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 384: Persons eligible to vote absentee ballots (Caputo; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 385: Establishing program to pay monthly allotment to certain veterans (FN) (Caputo; Military then Finance)
• SB 386: Legalizing cannabis production, sales, and adult consumption (FN) (Caputo; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 387: Repealing WV Workplace Freedom Act (Caputo; Military then Finance)
• SB 388: Reimbursement of training cost of law enforcement employees who leave original jurisdiction (Clements; Government Organization then Finance)
• SB 389: Relating to nonferrous metal sales and transportation to secondary recycler (FN) (Smith; Energy, Industry and Mining then Finance)
• SB 390: Creating personal income tax credit for nurses in WV (FN) (Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 391: Repeal code requiring firefighters and security guards to be members of the National Guard (Trump; Military)
• SB 392: Relating to admissibility of evidence regarding the alleged victim's prior sexual history (Trump, Weld, Woelfel; Judiciary)
• SB 393: Clarity regarding placing limitations on a concealed carry permit (Tarr; Judiciary)
• SB 394: Precluding Department of Agriculture from cancellation of certain leases (Tarr; Agriculture and Natural Resources)
• SB 395: Valuation of industrial property and natural resources by Tax Commissioner (Tarr; Finance)
• SB 396: Allow reimbursement for remote ultrasound procedures and fetal nonstress tests (Rucker; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 397: Exempting high tunnels and greenhouses from personal property taxes (FN) (Hamilton, Caputo, Chapman, Deeds, Martin, Maynard, Plymale, Rucker, Stover, Taylor, Woelfel, Woodrum; Agriculture and Natural Resources then Finance)
• SB 398: Establish the crime of sexual extortion (Hamilton, Chapman, Deeds, Maynard, Plymale, Rucker, Stover, Taylor, Woelfel, Woodrum; Judiciary)
• SB 399: Relating to assault on a police dog (Weld; Judiciary)
• SB 400: Creating limited waiver from certificate of public convenience and necessity requirement for certain water or sewer services projects (Jeffries; Economic Development)
• SB 401: Provide optional pop up window to sign up for NRA or USCCA firearms safety classes when purchasing hunting or fishing license online (Trump; Agriculture and Natural Resources)
• SB 402: Codify US Concealed Carry Association to provide concealed carry classes in West Virginia (Trump; Government Organization)
• SB 403: Relating to gift card fraud (Deeds, Caputo, Hunt, Rucker, Stover, Takubo, Taylor; Judiciary)
• SB 404: Teen Social Media and Internet Safety Act (Chapman; Education)
• SB 405: Create Jobs for Reentry Program (Chapman; Government Organization then Finance)
• SB 406: Relating to food allergen awareness in food service establishments (Chapman; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 407: Pharmacist Prescribing Authority Act (Chapman; Health and Human Resources and Government Organization)
• SB 408: Permitting retired teachers to substitute full time without the penalty of losing their retirement (Chapman; Pensions)
• SB 409: Requiring all public schools to instruct students on foreign languages (Chapman; Education)
• SB 410: Requiring every state building to provide private room in which mothers can express milk or nurse their children (Chapman; Government Organization)
• SB 411: Relating generally to waiver of initial licensing fees for certain individuals (Woodrum; Judiciary)
• SB 412: Amend medical exemptions to state vaccination laws (Takubo; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 413: Clarifying department responsible for administration of certain programs (Woodrum)
• SB 414: Permitting resident individuals to deduct medical expenses not reimbursed by insurance policy (Banking and Insurance then Finance)
• SB 415: Increasing minimum salaries for Bureau for Child Support Enforcement attorneys (FN) (Trump; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 416: Increasing number of members on WV Parole Board (FN) (Trump; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 417: Creating Paid Parental Leave Pilot Program (FN) (Trump; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 418: Authorizing restitution to victims of securities fraud and create fund for that purpose (FN) (Oliverio; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 419: Requiring Commissioner of Highways to develop formula for allocating road funds among districts (FN) (Oliverio; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
• SB 420: Providing county commissioners ongoing mechanism to consider compensation increases for elected officials every two years (Woodrum; Government Organization)
• SB 421: Renaming Department of Health and Human Resources (IB) (Deeds, Grady, Plymale, Takubo, Woodrum; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 422: Providing reports to DMV on mental and physical disabilities for driver's license (Deeds; Judiciary)
• SB 423: Relating to voluntary private school immunization (Roberts; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 424: Increasing retirement benefit multiplier of Deputy Sherriff Retirement System Act (FN) (Deeds; Government Organization then Finance)
• SB 425: West Virginia Public Waterway Access Act (Woodrum; Agriculture and Natural Resources)
• SB 426: West Virginia Recreational Trails Development Act (Woodrum; Outdoor Recreation)
• SB 427: Repeal authority of Agriculture Commissioner to increase certain fees by rules or regulations (Woodrum; Agriculture and Natural Resources)
• SB 428: Establishing that appeals from administrative rulings are to be filed with the Intermediate Court of Appeals (Woodrum; Government Organization)
• SB 429: West Virginia Farm Use Vehicle Tag Placement Act (Woodrum; Transportation and Infrastructure)
• SB 430: WV Rental to Own Act (Woodrum; Judiciary)
• SB 431: Relating to verification of legal employment status of workers (Woodrum; Judiciary)
• SB 432: Clarification of when funds accumulated by boards may be transferred to the General Revenue Fund of the State Treasury (Woodrum; Finance)
• SB 433: Removing prohibition against monies in registered professional nurses fund reverting to General Revenue Fund (Woodrum; Finance)
• SB 434: Relating to panhandling (Woodrum; Judiciary)
• SB 435: Relating to DNA collection from those convicted of crimes (Woodrum; Judiciary)
• SB 436: Relating to the prohibition of certain additives in diesel fuel (Woodrum; Transportation and Infrastructure)
• SB 437: West Virginia Sexual Assault Survivors' Child Protection Act (Woodrum; Judiciary)
• SB 438: Roster requirements of authorizing entities (Woodrum; Government Organization)
• SB 439: Authorizing certain 911 personnel to be members of the Emergency Medical Services Retirement System under certain circumstances (Nelson, Oliverio, Azinger, Barrett, Clements, Grady, Hamilton, Hunt, Phillips, Plymale, Queen; Pensions then Finance)
• SB 440: Establishing salaries for Secretaries of Department of Health, Department of Human Services, and Department of Health Facilities (FN) (Blair, Woelfel; Finance) [By Request of the Executive]
• SB 441: Regulating Driving in Left Lane on Four-Lane Interstate Highways in WV (Woodrum; Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary)
• SB 442: Provide for immunity for mental health providers who are involved in mental hygiene checks (Takubo; Judiciary)
• SB 443: Creating the Oral Health and Cancer Rights Act (Takubo; Banking and Insurance)
• SCR 9: US Merchant Marine Joseph Ward Teter Memorial Bridge (Karnes, Azinger, Barrett, Chapman, Clements, Deeds, Hamilton, Hunt, Jeffries, Martin, Oliverio, Queen, Roberts, Rucker, Smith, Stover, Stuart, Swope)
• SCR 10: Urging WV congressional delegation support legislation authorizing county governments to sell FEMA property (Woodrum)
• SCR 11: US Marine Corps PFC Noel Harper Fields Memorial Bridge (Grady, Azinger, Barrett, Boley, Caputo, Chapman, Clements, Deeds, Hamilton, Hunt, Jeffries, Karnes, Martin, Maynard, Nelson, Oliverio, Phillips, Plymale, Queen, Roberts, Rucker, Smith, Stover, Stuart, Swope, Takubo, Tarr, Taylor, Weld, Woelfel)
• SCR 12: US Army Private Raymond Lee Perkins Memorial Bridge (Swope)
• SCR 13: US Navy S1 Paul McCue Bridge (Caputo, Hamilton and Queen)
• SCR 14: US Army PFC William Gorman Memorial Bridge (Martin)
• SCR 15: Chief Edward 'Eddie' Keesecker Memorial Bridge (Blair)

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* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

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